(Hopefully the decrease in the cases of dengue in the Philippines will continue.)

The decrease in the number of dengue cases this year was related to the “cyclical character” of dengue carrying mosquitos, Duque said.

“Ang dengue mismo may cyclical character every three to five years—talagang bumababa siya tapos tataas ulit yan. Ganun yan eh, ganun ang behavior ng dengue (Dengue actually has cyclical character every three to five years—it actually dropped but it will rise again. That is the behavior of dengue),” he said. /jpv

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